We are happy to welcome Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth as a new member of the ASTRAIA Female Leadership Foundation’s Honorary Board. The former president of the German Bundestag, who has longstanding experience of women’s policy, will assist us in an advisory role.

According to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, more than 40 million people worldwide are on the run. Most of them are women and children who are heavily traumatized, due to violence, destruction of their social environment and the resulting escape.

Cathy O’Dowd, co-founder of the ASTRAIA Female Leadership Foundation, and her team set out on the “Mazeno Ridge 2012 Expedition” to Mount Nanga Parbat Mountain this morning. Nanga Parbat is considered as the second most difficult mountain after the K2 and several mountaineers already failed in their attempt to conquer it.

The PLAYMOBIL® Fun Park at Zirndorf near Nuremberg is a great day out for families all year round. Over 90,000 m², visitors can climb, balance and play to their hearts' content. The leisure park’s unique concept focuses on movement and activity, and not on standing in Queues! As a perfect refreshement AQUA ASTRAIA mineral water is available at multiple locations in the park.